Regarding
the recent damage to cellular phone towers, the 5G-FREE NEW ZEALAND group
wishes to state clearly that we do not encourage or condone actions of violence
or vandalism.

5G-FREE
NEW ZEALAND aims to provide factual, evidence-based information to the New Zealand
public about the health risks related to wireless radiation and 5G in
particular.

Several
peaceful protests have already been organised by members of the group,
including the National Day of Protest in January 2020 in support of the Global
Day of Protest. These protests and other events were conducted in an
orderly manner in centres around New Zealand, including Auckland, Hamilton,
Whangarei, Waiheke Island, Gisborne, Wellington, Christchurch, Oamaru, Nelson
and Southland among others.

The
movement voiced its deep concerns over what it perceives as an “anti-science
bias” on the part of the government.

“5G-FREE
NEW ZEALAND is concerned that information is being withheld from the New
Zealand public by the Ministry of Health and the Telecommunications industry
and that some of the information being provided is inaccurate and misleading,”
says Michael Vaughan, spokesperson for 5G-Free North Shore.

5G-FREE
NEW ZEALAND is concerned that the New Zealand public is not being properly
informed about the following facts:

5G
is very different from 3G and 4G. It involves beam-forming technology and
phased-array antennas. Some of the frequencies involved are substantially
higher than those used for 3G and 4G.

The
higher frequencies involved with 5G have NOT been adequately researched for
safety. No assurances about safety can be made without large-scale, quality,
peer-reviewed scientific studies and these need to be replicated by several
INDEPENDENT scientists.

The
New Zealand Safety Standards for this type of radiation are hundreds (or even
thousands) of times higher than a host of countries, including Italy, Poland,
Luxembourg, Russia, Israel, Poland, Belgium, Bulgaria and Ukraine among others.
These countries have acted on research and lowered Safety Standards (limits) to
protect their populations.

Information
provided by the Ministry of Health which is inaccurate and misleading includes
a statement on their website stating that “existing research applies as much to
5G as to any other radio system in use.” The great majority of existing
research on health effects involves existing 3G, 4G and wi-fi frequencies and
therefore CANNOT BE ASSUMED TO APPLY to higher 5G frequencies which have very
different characteristics.

The
5G-FREE NEW ZEALAND group will continue to provide information and express
concerns to the Ministry of Health, Chief Science Advisor and other government
officials. However, there is considerable frustration that responses tend
to be generic replies and do not address specific points raised.

Regarding
media coverage, 5G-FREE NEW ZEALAND is concerned that its factual,
evidence-based approach is being overshadowed by recent actions of vandalism
which are not condoned by the group.

“5G-FREE
NEW ZEALAND considers that media coverage of 5G and health effects has, to
date, been largely one-sided, “says Lisa Er of 5G-Free West Auckland. “Many
stories include quotes from the Ministry of Health, Telco officials and
Telco-friendly ‘experts’, with no ‘right of reply’ given to those of us who
have concerns based on substantial research.” Also 5G-Free New Zealand has not
been promulgating the myth that 5G causes COVID-19. However, the
possibility that 5G impairs the immune system cannot be ruled out, due to
insufficient research on the health effects of 5G.

Going
forward, 5G-FREE NEW ZEALAND would like to see

Government
officials engaging with us, rather than stone-walling. We have a team which
includes doctors, lawyers, psychologists, other health professionals etc. and
would welcome the opportunity to sit down for an evidence-based discussion.

Media
features on 5G providing ‘balance’ by including members of our group to
represent our health concerns.

We
wish to state clearly that the main aim of 5G-FREE NEW ZEALAND is to obtain, by
peaceful means, a Moratorium on the roll-out of 5G until robust, replicated,
independent research has been carried out regarding the health effects of ALL
frequencies and the new beam-forming technology. This research should be
sufficiently comprehensive to provide assurance that the technology will not
cause either short- or long term adverse health effects in babies (including
babies in the womb). In addition, effects on animals, insects and the
environment should not be disregarded.

————————ENDS———————

Note to media: Contact details for spokespeople are on the version of the press release that has been emailed to our media list. Or please send a message via our contact form and you can be put in touch with one of our spokespesople. Thank you.

Even if you have previously written to your MP (and/or other MPs) please consider emailing over the weekend of 25-26 April to voice your opposition to 5G given that the protests that were being organised for this weekend had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions on freedom of movement and association. Thank you.

(NB:When more protests can be organised these will be listed on our Events page.)

You may download the template letter from the link below:

You may also wish to add to the letter a recommendation to your MP that they read the appeal at this link https://www.5gspaceappeal.org/the-appeal and recommend to their colleagues that they do the same as it provides an excellent overview of the 5G issue from an international perspective.

We now also have an Events
Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information
comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and health issues, please email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.

]]>1519NEW NZ video presentation on 5Ghttps://www.5g.org.nz/2020/04/23/new-nz-video-presentation-on-5g/
Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:00:58 +0000https://www.5g.org.nz/?p=1524Website Editor’s Note: Pharmacist (retired), homeopath and author Andrew Lewis was deliverng a series of free public lectures titled “5G:Technological Utopia or Biological Catastrophe” in Christchurch and other parts of the South Island prior to public events being cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation,

He has therefore created a video version of his presentation that covers the health and technocratic aspects of 5G. It has been placed on the Brighteon online video platform for all to access. This is a two hour video.

We now also have an Events
Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information
comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and health issues, please email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.

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1524Statement regarding alleged arson attacks on cellular phone infrastructurehttps://www.5g.org.nz/2020/04/16/statement-regarding-alleged-arson-attacks-on-cellular-phone-infrastructure/
Thu, 16 Apr 2020 03:18:41 +0000https://www.5g.org.nz/?p=1512Over the last few days there have been articles in the online version of the NZ Herald reporting that there have been attacks on cellular phone infrastructure in New Zealand, including arson attacks. The articles suggest that people who oppose 5G are responsible for the attacks. One article includes video footage that appears to show an arson attack on a cellular phone tower in Manurewa, Auckland.

I would like to state for the record that 5G-Free
New Zealand has been running a peaceful and lawful campaign on the 5G issue and
that we have never encouraged and do not condone attacks on cellular phone
infrastructure.

The policy on the 5G-Free New Zealand Facebook page is to hide or delete any comments or posts by any page visitors who appear to encourage or endorse attacks on cellular phone infrastructure and any page visitors who choose to make comments of this nature also have their access to the page blocked.

There are numerous positive ways to help with the 5G-Free NZ campaign such as by joining the boycott of the companies that want to deploy 5G in our communities. (See: https://www.5g.org.nz/boycott-5g/ )

We encourage everyone who supports a 5G-Free New Zealand to continue to work in a positive and lawful way to stop the deployment of this untested technology.

Thank you.

Image courtesy of taesmileland at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Website editor’s note:

Thank you for reading this post on www.5G.org.nz, NZ’s 5G information website which is dedicated to providing New Zealanders with accurate information about 5G. If you found it to be interesting, please share it with your friends and family.

If you would like to help in any way with the campaign against 5G in NZ, please email through the Contact Form on this website.

We now also have an Events Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and health issues, please email through the Contact Form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.Thank you.

]]>1512Is there a 5G-COVID-19 connection?https://www.5g.org.nz/2020/04/08/is-there-a-5g-covid-19-connection/
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:06:42 +0000https://www.5g.org.nz/?p=1496Over the last few weeks, there has been a lot of speculation that there could be a connection between 5G and COVID-19, the illness that can develop after exposure to the virus now known as SARS-CoV-2.

Milan, which is in the part of Italy where there have been a lot of deaths reported from people who had COVID-19 (many of these people had pre-existing medical problems that may have contributed to their deaths) is a place where Vodafone has been testing 5G. Commercial 5G is also available in parts of Milan.

However, just because things occur at a similar time or in similar places does not necessarily mean that there is a link between them.

This being said, in New Zealand, based on the limited amount of information available to the public it looks extremely unlikely that 5G is implicated in COVID-19 cases. (As just one example, St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home in West Auckland, where a COVID-19 cluster has affected residents and staff, and some residents have died after being transferred to hospital, is NOT in a 5G coverage zone.)

Overseas, there have been COVID-19 cases and deaths in places where there has not yet been a commercial 5G roll out.

Wireless radiation and the immune system

One reason for people’s concern that there may be some connection between 5G and COVID-19 cases is that some of the research on wireless radiation has shown that there may be detrimental effects on immune system function.

It makes sense to assist your immune system to protect you from the virus that causes COVID-19 (and many other viruses that may be circulating in our community) by following the Ministry’s of Health’s sensible advice about proper hand washing and social distancing when you have to go out of your home during the current lockdown. A good diet, some sunshine for vitamin D and enough sleep and some exercise (but not excessive amounts of exercise) also help support your immune system.

It is sensible to use corded phones and hardwired internet connections whenever possible to reduce the stress on your body that might otherwise occur from chronic exposure to wireless radiation.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and health issues, please email through the contact form Contact Formand ask to be signed up to the free email list.

]]>1496A Powerpoint that provides an overview of the 5G issuehttps://www.5g.org.nz/2020/03/14/a-powerpoint-that-provides-an-overview-of-the-5g-issue/
Sat, 14 Mar 2020 06:16:27 +0000https://www.5g.org.nz/?p=1479Website editor’s note: The following Powerpoint presentations (downloadable as PDFs) were kindly compiled by a supporter to provides an overview of the 5G issue.

Powerpoint 1

Please note that not all of the information on the Powerpoint below may be 100% relevant to New Zeal;and. (For an overview of the 5G system proposed for New Zealand and the frequencies used, please visit the following link: https://www.5g.org.nz/2018/10/11/facts-about-5g-in-nz/

We now also have an Events Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is
happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and
health issues, please visit www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz and email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.

This will mean that you receive occasional newsletters from Stop
Smart Meters NZ which include information on 5G as well as smart meters
and related wireless technologies.

UPDATE 22 MARCH 2020:Sorry! This event has had to be cancelled as 5G-Free Christchurch has been informed by the manager of the venue that as it is a Council-owned venue it has to obey the policy of the Christchurch City Council which is that all events deemed non essential taking place at Council-owned venues be cancelled.

If you would like to connect online with the 5G-Free Christchurch team, please send a message via our Contact Form with a request that your contact details be passed along the to the Christchurch coordinator. Thank you!

DETAILS OF EVENT THAT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Back by popular demand! Pharmacist (retired), homeopath and author Andrew Lewis will deliver a free public lecture titled “5G: Technological Utopia or Biological Catastrophe” on Tuesday 24 March 2020

The venue for the lecture is Naval Point Club 16 Marina Accessway Lyttelton, Christchurch The event begins promptly at 7 PM. [NOW CANCELLED]

Please help with publicity for this event

Your assistance with publicising the fact that this event has been cancelled, such as sharing this link via email and/or through Facebook, if you are on Facebook, or writing “Cancelled due to COVID-19” on the poster from the link below if you see it up on community noticeboards in your part of Christchurch would be appreciated.

We now also have an Events Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is
happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and
health issues, please visit www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz and email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.

This will mean that you receive occasional newsletters from Stop
Smart Meters NZ which include information on 5G as well as smart meters
and related wireless technologies.

A growing number of informed citizens worldwide are concerned about 5G pulsed electromagnetic frequencies rolling out NOW in their communities – Auckland is the 15th city in the world to implement. This rollout includes satellites in space – you may recently have seen on the news recently some of the 240 already launched by Elon Musk visible in our NZ night sky.

In
February 2019 at a US Senate hearing, Senator Blumenthal questioned three
telecommunication companies on what studies to date had been done on 5G
….”answer (from Blumenthal)
…zero”.

We now also have an Events Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is
happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and
health issues, please visit www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz and email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.

This will mean that you receive occasional newsletters from Stop
Smart Meters NZ which include information on 5G as well as smart meters
and related wireless technologies.

The venue for the lecture is Opawa Community Church, 158 Opawa Rd (on the corner with Aynsley Terrace), Hillsborough, Christchurch The event begins promptly at 7 PM.

Please help with publicity for this event

Your assistance with publicising this event, such as sharing this
link via email and/or through Facebook, if you are on Facebook, or
downloading and printing the poster(s) from the link below and putting
it up on community noticeboards in your part of Christchurch would be
appreciated.

We now also have an Events Page in which events relating to 5G will be listed as information comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is
happening in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and
health issues, please visit www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz and email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email list.

This will mean that you receive occasional newsletters from Stop
Smart Meters NZ which include information on 5G as well as smart meters
and related wireless technologies.

]]>1459It’s not too late to stop 5Ghttps://www.5g.org.nz/2020/01/23/its-not-too-late-to-stop-5g/
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:16:24 +0000https://www.5g.org.nz/?p=1441Contrary to what the telecommunciations industry wants you to believe, most of New Zealand is still 5G-Free and it’s not too late to stop 5G…

For the last couple of years, the telecommunications
industry has been endlessly propagandising the people of the world into
believing that 5G is, necessary for their lives, and the technological utopia
to come.

The industry’s spin is not succeeding. A significant proportion of people now know that thousands of doctors, scientists and engineers have petitioned against the introduction of 5G due to the risks that it poses to human health and the environment. [1] [2]

They don’t want a bar of this unnecessary technology.

For their part the telcos know that honest science is on the
side of the people who are working to oppose the introduction of 5G and
consequently they are now trying to deploy 5G as fast as possible to try make
people believe that their opinions and efforts don’t matter and won’t make any
difference.

They want people to believe that 5G is inevitable, and that 5G is going to be inflicted on everyone, everywhere, whether people want it or not.

This new narrative of the inevitability of 5G that is being promulgated by the telcos is false.

The article at the following link, by Claire Edwards
chronicles the resistance to 5G that is occurring all around the world – and
includes many success stories.

Here’s
what you can do to help the 5G-Free New Zealand campaign:

1) Sign the petitions against 5G

2) Join the boycott of the companies that are
working to deploy 5G in NZ

These companies are Spark, Vodafone and 2Degrees. You can find information to help you choose an alternative telecommunications company by visiting this link: https://www.5g.org.nz/boycott-5g/

3) Like & follow 5G-Free New Zealand on
Facebook

If you are on Facebook, please like and follow the 5G-Free New Zealand Facebook page. This will help keep you up to date with the 5G situation in NZ – and also provide you with lots of useful information about 5G and other wireless technologies. https://www.facebook.com/5GFreeNewZealand/

4) Use safe, corded phones and hardwired internet
connections

Using a corded phone and connecting your computer to the internet with an ethernet cable helps to reduce your radiation exposure and protect your health. It also helps protect the environment because wireless data transfer is less energy efficient than using a hardwired option – and because choosing copper or fibre-based phones and internet helps to reduce the proliferation of cellular phone towers. Learn more here: https://www.5g.org.nz/safer-technology/Thank you!

5) Leaflet
your neighbourhood with the flyer that you can download below

We now also have an Events Page in which events relating to
5G will be listed as information comes to hand.

If you would like to stay up to date with information on what is happening
in NZ in relation to smart technology, 5G and wireless and health issues,
please visit www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz
and email through the contact form and ask to be signed up to the free email
list.

This will mean that you receive occasional newsletters from Stop Smart
Meters NZ which include information on 5G as well as smart meters and related
wireless technologies.